NCJ Number
232506
Journal
Victims & Offenders Volume: 3 Issue: 2 & 3 Dated: April 2008 Pages: 258-274
Date Published
April 2008
Length
17 pages
Annotation
This study examined a sample of college students to determine the differences in the typology between students who commit hazing and students who do not.
Abstract
This study addressed the reality of criminal hazing by college sororities and fraternities in terms of offenders and victims. Specifically, this study identified typologies of those who haze (i.e., offenders) and those who receive hazing (i.e., victims). The data was culled using focus groups at the local and national levels and by review of 3 years of archived data on the subject. With an increasing level of societal concern being placed on such behavior, this study provides some understanding as to the views of college students belonging to these organizations. (Published Abstract)